Outdoors photo gallery

ABOVE: A.J. Freitas (left) caught and released this five-foot blacktip shark about 30 miles down Padre Island National Seashore. That's David Norris Jr., on the right, president of the Islander Anglers fishing club at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. LEFT:Marsha Robertson caught and tagged this 28 3/4-inch redfish while fishing the Upper Laguna Madre with Steve Ruepke.

Skyler Perez, 19 caught this 27-inch redfish while fishing with her dad in the Upper Laguna Madre. This is Skyler's first redfish and she caught it with a lure.

Josh Whalley shot this huge wild hog while hunting in Erath County near Lingleville. He estimated its weight at 475 pounds.